Stem Practice

Use the information given to find the meaning of the mystery

stems!
Audi-
Look at these words: auditorium, audience, audible and
audition.
What does the prefix audi- mean?

a. Outside
b. To drag
c. To hear
d. To write
Contra
Question: To be in opposition or in conflict with someone, is to
be in a ?

Answer: contradiction

What does the prefix contra- mean?

a. Time

b. Against

c. Good

d. Write
Exter-
Question: If you can see the outside of something, you can
see what is?

Answer: external

What does the prefix exter- mean?

a. To bend

b. Outside of

c. Distant

d. To go
Chrono-
Question: What is it called when you record events in the
order in which they occur?

Answer: chronological order

What does the prefix chrono- mean?

a. Distant

b. Time

c. Speak

d. between
Crede-
Question: Something that is believable is?

Answer: credible

What does the prefix crede- mean?

a. To see

b. Foot

c. To believe

d. To hear
-dict
Question: To say ahead of time that something will happen is
to?

Answer: predict

What does the suffix -dict mean?

a. Good

b. Circle

c. Speak

d. Against
Pre-
Question: To say ahead of time that something will happen is
to?

Answer: predict

What does the suffix pre- mean?

a. Good

b. before

c. Not

d. Against
Tele-
Question: A device with a screen used to receive signals from
a distance in your home is called a?

Answer: television

What does the prefix tele- mean?

a. Circle

b. Distant

c. Speak

d. Many
Dict-
Question: A book that lists and explains the meanings of a
spoken language is called a?

Answer: dictionary

What does the prefix dict- mean?

a. Speak

b. Time

c. To bend

d. To hear
Audi-

Question: If you hear something clearly it is?

Answer: audible

What does the prefix audi- mean?

a. To hear

b. Life

c. Good

d. self
Ben-

Look at these words: benefit, benevolent, benediction and

beneficiary.

What does the prefix ben- mean?

a. To hear

b. To write

c. Good

d. Bad